Quantum cryptography based Key Distribution in IEEE 802.11 networks - analysis on reconciliation phase

Wireless technology is rapidly evolving, and is playing an important role in the lives of people throughout the world. Due to the nature of wireless communications, it is possible for an adversary to snoop on confidential communications or modify them to gain access to the wireless networks more easily than with wired networks. We focus on improving the security of IEEE 802.11 networks through secure key distribution using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) which offer unconditional security between two communication parties. In our previous research work, we have demonstrated a novel protocol using quantum cryptography for secure key distribution in IEEE 802.11 networks. In this paper, we analyse the experimental results focusing on the reconciliation phase of this protocol.